We published the news on The Live Nagpur that POP Ganesh idols are being sold in Chitaroli market of Nagpur. After this Nagpur Municipal Corporation came into action in Chitaroli. On Tuesday the NDS team of NMC seized 103 POP idols and collected a fine of Rs 1 lakh 40 thousand.
POP idol sellers are openly flouting the appeal to celebrate environment-friendly Ganeshotsav in the city. For the second consecutive day on Tuesday, Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Solid Waste Management Department, NDS, along with the police, took action against POP idol sellers. The NMC team visited every shop in the market and examined the Ganesh idols closely. After which punitive action was taken against the many idol makers.
Municipal Corporation officials have conducted raids at a total of 13 shops here and have collected a fine of Rs 10 thousand from each shop.
In Nagpur, the appeal to celebrate Ganeshotsav in an environment-friendly manner seems to be having little impact on the ground level. The Municipal Commissioner has issued orders to curb the sale of Plaster of Paris idols. Still, POP idols are being sold openly in the city.